Means for transmitting power.



l. ARCHER. MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING POWER.

I APPLICATION FIL ED SEPT. 24. I917.

Patented Aug. 27, 1918.

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MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING POWER. APPLICATION FILED SEPTIZ4. m1.

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Jenn-Anemia, 0F RED'DEE'R, ALBERTA, CANAD Assrei'ion or To TooZZ whom it mayconc'eflii 'Be it known that 1, JOHN Anonnma sub:- ject of the King of Great Britain, and resi-' dent of th eicity'of RedDeer, in the Province:

of Alberta, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and-useful. Improvements in Means for'Iransmitting'PoWe-r, of which the following is a specification.

This invention; relates to improvements in power transmitting devices and the objects ofithe-invention are to facilitateutilizing the power of the driving Wheels ofan automobile in such a mannerthat the said power may ibe:-c0nveniently transmitted to other machinery, to so :arrange' the several parts.

of-the device that it may be readily used With-all ordinary makes: of automoblles at present on the market, to facilitateposltlon- 1 ing; the automobile and also toliftthe same clear ofthei power transmitting device so that it may be readily disengaged therefrom' and generally to adapt. the several parts to better perform .the functions :required of them.- y g w iththese and other objects iii-view the invention consists essentially of the im-; proved construction particularly described and set forth in thewfollowingspecification and accompanying drawings forming part of the'samel? v v v Inthe drawings: I ,Figure 1: is a-plan view of the improved power transmitting device; I r v j .Fig. '2'risan .end elevation of the same.

ig. 3 is a side elevation of :the, Improved device; Fig. 4 is a; side elevationof an alternative method of; transmittingothepower from automobile driving. Wheels to OtherJmecha sm V. s a w :LlkB' characters of referencercferito llke parts in the. several, figures.

Referring; A the improved power transmitting.adevice mpri ng fr m 10 which tanch red n positi n by the bol .11 c (Th s; f ame si t ,of plur l ty of-jlon dine y I- tending members 12 arranged in pairs on each side -and. connected by. the transversely extending members 13 and intermediate of the longitudinally extending members $12 bearings 1% are 15'is'rotat b ymo in dr:1 a

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disks or pulleys 'lfi ivvhich :are located b etween t belt pulley l7 rigidly mounted thereon and having an orifice 18;.th1ough the rim. T I

Toward the rear of the frame 10a pair of longitudinally extending members 19 are provided and on thesemembers rests a cradle 20wvhich is of. rectangular formation, pro- The cradle 20 is; designed to be rotatedabohtthehinge bolts 22 and to facilitate performingthis operation I provide arms 25 pivoted by thebolts526 to thellongitudinally arms being providedat their outer ends With eyebolts QTCOIIDGCtLd to oneiend of theaflexible menu bers 28, -vvhich :pass: around thesheaves J 29 anchored at-the oppositelendoffthe frame lfL-the other end of the, flexible members belng connected to the the shaft. V Y This clutchis adapted to engage With a pin 31- on the shaft flexible members 28 Will be'wound around the shaft 15 on rotation ofztheisame and so. elevate the arms25. J he motion of the clutch 31 is controlled by a lever 33 having a collar 32 embracing the clutch intermediate of thjejlength thereof,-,the OtllGlZaBfiClOf the lever being pivotally f connected-at; 3t-to ;the rear of the fran1e-l0.f=;;= 7, 5; 11 t "m" I I A151 pivoted lever isrw-adapted to abe moved, laterally by the action of a spring 35. so that the clutch 30 is drawn into en:

gagementwith'the pin 31; a

clutch mounted on disengage romthe pin i'an s o l5qin which position theied 36 isprovided to hold-the-clutch nected at oneend by the-collar 9to the;

clutch the other end of" the said rod :p'ro

jecting through a. pair of the, side members a pin 37 passing there-v 12 and hav ng through. a

v the angularly engage with the orifice 18 in the belt pu1ley'17. a a In that form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 4, the friction pulleys 16 illustrated in Figs. 1,2, and'3 are replaced by belt pulleys 42 and the dogs 43 carried by the cradle 20 are reversed while the upper ends of the ramps are formed with hinged portions 44 which gives the desired clearance'to permit of the belt 45 extending from the automobile wheel 46 engaging with the pulley 42.

In other respects however this form ofthe invention is similar to that already described, each part being the counter part of the other so that it is deemed unnecessary to further describe the same.

When that form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is inuse the link 41 is engaged with the belt pulley 17 and so prevents rotation of the shaft 15 and the automobile'is backed unt'l the rear driving pulleys running the wheelsrun up the ramps 39 and pass over the friction pulleys 16 so that the said wheels will be located betweenj'the pair of longitudinally extending side members 12 In this position the back axle of the automobile rests on the top of the cradle-20 and by rotating the screws 23 the dogs 24 press the automobile forwardly so that the wheels which are out of contact with the ground will engage with the friction pulleys 16.

7 After the "wheels of the automobile have engaged-the friction pulleys 16 the link 41 is disengaged from the belt pulley 17 and a belt is placedon the said pulley and connected to whatever machine it is desired to drive.

"The engine of the automobile [is now set in'niotion and the back wheelsof the automobile being frictionally engaged with the 16 will rotate thesh'afts 15 which motion will be transmitted through the belt pulley 17 and coacting blt to the machine being driven. *lVhen it is desired toremove the automobile the pin;37 "isdisengaged or withdrawn from the rod 36 and as a consequence'the spring 35 moves the lever 33 laterally pulling the clutch'30 into engagement with the pin 31. I

As the engine 'of the automobile is still flexible members 28" will be wound around the shaft 15 and" as a consequence the arms 25 will be rotated about their-pivotbolts' 26 and so rotate the cradle frame 10.

20 about its hinge bolts 22. In this way the wheels of the automobile are lifted above the friction pulleys 16' and will en gage with the ramps 39 an'd so'leajve the automobile free to The arms 25 will under the action of gravity return to their normal position as likewise will the cradle 20 me paratory to the device being utilized to again transmit the power of the automobile to some other machine.

In that form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 4 the automobile is backedsinto the position in the manner above described, the

dog 43 being swung downwardly on the to permit the rear axle the: wheel isloscrew 23 in order to pass over it, and when cated inv the position shown in Fig. 4 the belt 45 is passed from each rear wheel 45 to the belt pulleys 42 vwhich replace the friction pulleys 16.

The screws 23 are now adjusted untilthe dogs 43 engage with the rear axle of the automobile andtension the belts 45 to the desired extent whereupon-the engine of the automobile is set in motion and the power is transmitted to the shaft 15, and as above described through the belt pulley17' to the machine'being driven.

To disengage the automobile from the disengage from the,

frame 10 the arms 25 are rotated about their hinge bolts 26- in the manner scribed and after the wheels 46 clear the pulleys 42, the hinged end 44 of the ramps 39 are rotated into close position to permit of the wheels 46 after passing over the pulleys 42 engaging with the said-ramp and so clearing the frame 10. y

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and widely different embodiments of .my inven tion within the scope of the claims thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above specification and accompany mg drawings be interpreted as illustrative, and not in a limiting sense. hat I claim as my invention is: 1. A' power transmission device of the class described comprising a fr'ame,1a cradle on the frame, dogs movably mounted on the frame forengagement with the axle of an automobile'tolocate it rigidly with respect to the cradle, power transmissionmeans on the frame and means'for rotating the cradle in a vertical plane. 7

I 2. A power transmission class described comprising a frame, a-cradle on the frame, rotatable transmission means on the frame, means for holding the" transmission means against rotation during the positioning'of an automobile onthe frame, and means for rotating the cradle. 3. A "power transmission class described comprising a hinged on the frame, a

frame, a cradle shaft rotatably above .dee

manyapparently device of the device of the r mounted in front of the cradle, friction means on theshaft for rotating the same,

pivotally mounted legs extending rearwardly of the frame, and flexible means coacting with the shaft for rotating the legs in a vertical plane.

4. A power transmission device of the class described comprising a frame, means 0n the frame for engaging the rear end of an automobile to hold the driving wheels of the same disengaged from the ground, a shaft in front of the said means, friction means on the shaft coacting with the automobile wheels, legs extendingrearwardly of the frame coacting with the first said means, flexible means for rotating the legs in a vertical plane, and clutch means on the shaft controlling the operation of flexible means.

5. A power transmission device of the class described comprising a frame, a cradle pivotally mounted on the frame, a shaft rotatably mounted in front of the cradle, friction pulleys on the shaft, means for ro tating the cradle in a vertical plane, said means including a clutch and resilient means, for throwing the clutch into opera tion, as and for the purpose specified. V

6. A power transmission device of the class described comprising a frame, a cradle pivotally mounted on the frame, a shaft rotatably mounted in front of the cradle, means for rotating the oracle in a vertical plane, said means including spring controlled lever coacting with theclutch, a rod coacting with the clutch, and means for rotating the shaft.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

J OHN ARCHER.

Witnesses:

J. R. MCCLURE, E. W. DE LONG.

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